This page was last updated on 30th June 2010.   If you have any questions or would like more information please send an email to the webmaster who will be pleased to answer your query.

Here is a summary of the latest news (most recent at the top):

(30 Jun)  Information on 'Wash Week' (7-15 August) can be found here and some more here

(26 Jun)  The minutes of the June committee meeting is now available

(12 Jun) The minutes of the April and May committee meetings are now available.

(4 Jun)  The programme for 2010/2011 is now available - see Diary of Events

(19 May)  A copy of the Civic Society letter of objection to the revised Kit Kat site planning application can be found here.

(23 Apr)

Civic Voice – the new national charity for the civic movement – was launched on Saturday 17th April with fresh evidence of our passion for making the places where we all live more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive. More than three in four people surveyed identify something valued in their local area which is at risk.

A prime objective of Civic Voice is to make places more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive.  And to promote civic pride.

(15 Apr) The next talk, by  Bryan Howling, is on Tuesday 4th May and is entitled: 'Reclamation around The Wash since Saxon Times'.  Click for more information.

(8 Apr) The minutes of the February and March committee meeting are now available.

(14 Mar) A St. George's Day Concert is being held on Friday 23rd April at The Princess Theatre to raise funds for the Town Hall Improvements Fund. Click here for details.

(5 Mar)  Click here to see details of our next talks evening on Tuesday 6th April - 'Lancelot Capability Brown'

(10 Feb)  Click here to see details of our next talks evening on Tuesday 2nd March - 'Re-opening a Railway'

(9 Feb)  The minutes of the January committee meeting are now available.

(20 Jan)  Click here to see a Christmas and end of year message from Mr Stan Goldman - our Honorary Member from New Mexico.

(13 Jan)  The HCS response to the Kit Kat site proposals can be found here.    And the HCS response to the Wash Shoreline Management Plan can be found here.

(11 Jan)  Our next talks evening is on Tuesday 2nd February when local historian Mary Mackie will give an illustrated talk on the history of Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service 1918 - Present (PMRAFNS)

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(31 Dec) The minutes of the December committee Meeting are now available.

(2 Dec) At the EGM held on 1st December 2009 the new and revised Constitution for the Society was unanimously adopted - click here to see a copy, and here to see the current Rules and Bye Laws.

At the AGM, which followed the EGM, a questionnaire was circulated entitled 'What do you want the Civic Society to do?'.  If you were not at the AGM, or did not fill in the questionnaire, and would like to do so, you can down load a copy here.

(27 Nov) Early warning of a programme change.  The talk to be held on Tuesday 5th January 2010 will be 'The Wash Tidal Barrier' by Peter Dawe.  Click for more information.

(24 Nov) Planned development of the East of England upto 2031

Although the East of England Regional Assembly is to be abolished in March 2010, it has produced a consultation document about possible ways in which an increased population might be housed during the next 20 years. The need for more homes is growing because of a net migration into the area, increased life expectancy and a trend for more people to live alone.

  Click here to see a summary of the consultation document.

  Click here to see the response sent by the Civic Society.

(19 Nov) The minutes of the November Committee Meeting are now available.

(20 Oct) The Green and the Hangar - What Hunstanton Thinks!   A Public Meeting was held in Hunstanton Town Hall on Tuesday 13th October.    Click here for a full report